LAKE PLACID, N.Y. - Fourty-three of the United States’ top players under the age of 20, including Preds 2009 Second Round draftee Zach Budish, will arrive in Lake Placid, N.Y., on Friday (Aug. 7) for the 2009 U.S. National Junior Evaluation Camp. The players will be auditioning for a spot on the U.S. National Junior Team that will take part in the 2010 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship from Dec. 26, 2009-Jan. 5, 2010, in Saskatoon and Regina, Sask. (full camp roster)

The camp will feature practices, intrasquad scrimmages and four international games featuring the U.S. facing off against Russia.

All practice sessions and scrimmages are open to the public, and tickets to the international games are available through the Olympic Regional Development Authority (orda.org). Visit USAHockey.com for complete camp coverage.

NOTES: Dean Blais, current head coach at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, will serve as head coach of the 2010 U.S. National Junior Team ... Jordan Schroeder will be the only camp invitee attempting to make his third U.S. National Junior Team, having competed for Team USA in 2008 and 2009 ... The U.S. National Junior Evaluation Camp roster will be trimmed following an intrasquad scrimmage on August 9 in preparation for the camp's international games against Russia.